Hi , 

There are different ways to get an admission into IISER Institutions. 

1) KVPY

2) IISER Aptitude test

3) JEE Advanced 

50% of the seats is reserved for candidates admitted through IISER entrance and the remaining 50% is reserved for those admitted through JEE Advanced and KVPY. Candidates belonging to ST category need to obtain minimum 65% in their 12th boards.

Candidates in the ST category must secure a rank within 10000 in the JEE Advanced in the category while general category candidates must get a rank within 10000 in the Common Rank List of JEE Advanced. This is the eligibility criteria. 

There are 260 seats in IISER Bhopal , which is the highest in among all IISER Institutions.  

The cutoffs to IISER Bhopal during the previous years are : 

2016 - Rank 6500 

2017-  Rank 5800

2018 - Rank 4500

2019 - Rank 4000 ( this can vary ). 

A rank of  below 10000 is just the eligibility to get into an IISER Institute . It doesn't mean you will get admission if you get just within that limit . 

 Hope your doubts are clarified.  Please approach in case of other queries